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Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-13
Handling California Wheat.

In no country in the world can wheat
be handled as cheaply as in California
During the harvest season there is no pos
burlap bags and stacked up in the field
until the farmer is ready to ship. When
sent to san Francisco it lies on the wharf
until ship is ready to take it on board.
No shelter is needed, and there are no
elevator charges. the bags being placed on
board ship just as they came from the
fields. In addition to the profit resulting
from cheap handling. the owner has his
profits considerably increased by the gain
i'll weight made on the voyage to Liver
pool. When the wheat leaves California
it is dry rs tinder, and in exactly the con
dition to absorb the moisture of the sea
air: and, consequently, on its arrival in
England a cargo of wheat will be heavier
by many thousand pounds than when it
left California Wheat Is never shipped
in bulk, but always in bags, as when
loaded i'll bulk it is about the most danger
Gus cargo ship can carry. No matter
how lightly it may he packed at first, il
settles considerably within short time,
and then is very liable to shift When
shifting takes place a ship is as good as
lost. as the change in the center of gravity
throws her on her beam ends, and she is
nearly certain 10 90 To the bottom in the
first moderate gale. Many ships were
lost in this way, and now the shipment of
grain in bulk is prohibited by lava.
III. Smith i'll Globe Democrat.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-13

riole indeed. Tney swarm over the
steamers deck and drive bargains as
though their very immortal souls de-
pended ON the higgle haggEng over that
load, or that bunch. Of bananas.
Gangs of from eight to sixteen men are
required at each hatch, and these fellows
who work i'll the hold in the most fearful
stencil ever whitfield by human nose re
ceive - cents an hour. They are the
lowest species of beings existing along the
docks. They possibly get two days work
n week. That is enough. They live on
bananas, swill and garbage, sailor board
ing house rum, and lie along the burning
pavements Of South and West streets in
soddcn, open-mouthed stupOr, with less
manners and brains than swine. Relays
are formed from the hold, and the punches
tossed thence, one ut Il time, being caught
on their way ont by each man with hands
fiat, palms upward and bowed forearms,
which act as sort of pillowing for the
fruit.
The rapidity and safety Of the move
ment of these punches are marvellous.
At each hatch on deck are tallyman for
the vessel, and n talIyman who is also a
''selectcr' for the consignee. The latter
from the hold with incredible swiftness
and accuracy. \ few feet below on the
docks are scores Of dealers wagons, and,
according to the grade, IA constant stream
Of punches flows into each. In these they
are carried to the sweat rooms Of the
wholesalers, where they are hung much
like curing tobacco and kept at about 10
degrees of heat night and day for from
three 10 five days, when the punches,
which Were originally II livid green. are
ripened and transformed to the tempting
yellow clusters which lure us to the stalls
of Lorenzo the Magnificent's descendants
upon the streets.
The grades are simply ''tirsts," 'sec-
onds," ''cullsn and "ripes.n ''Firsts"
are punches containing the most and
finest fruit. seconds are all other
prime condition, marked table punches.
''Culls' are the lowest grade fruit and
''ripes' comprise the Overripe and partly
deCayed bananas. The .culls" arc piled on
deck in freckled, unsightly heaps, and
'ripeS" until they are sorted and corded,
two tiers lengthwise. in old orange boxes.
ne-quarter of a cargo possibly being in
this condition. The price secured for
bananas by the vessel load is about 81 II
per bunch, and the retailer gets them at
81 40. As the punches average 200 pieces
each, any one can estimate the profits in
the street banana trade.-Edgar l.. Wake
man i'll Globe Democrat.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-13

A new kind of benefit club has just been
started at Yeddo by number of enter
prising young japanese, who are deter
mined, if possible, 10 see the western land
from which come the fashions and no.
tions that are SO completely revolntioniz-
ing Japan. The club is called the Yoko-
Haiska, and the members are all expected
to pay "A monthly subscription of about a
guinea 10 Il special fund under the man
aCement of the club committee And
every year this fund is used up in the fol-
lowing way: The names of three mem
bers Of the club are chosen by lot, and 10
the first of these is accorded the privilege
of going TO pass ten years in Europe ut
the expense of the fund, for the second u
trip Of five years is arranged and paid for,
while the third prize consists of the neces-
sary travelling expenses for one years visit
TO Europe. According TO recent accounts,
the members Of the Yoko-H Haiska will not
remain long without imitators in the chief
cities Of Japan.-London Figaro.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-13
Paris Sensational Entertainment.

Determined that London should not re-
main the unchalenged possessor Of the
sensation of the season in the shape of
Buffalo Bill IS Wild West show, Paris has
organized an entertainment which virtu-
ally introduces Parisians to the life that
the Arabs Of the desert lead in Algeria.
The equivalent for Buffalo Bill in this
show is the Sheik Abdallah- ben Ahmed
ben Sliman, and he has brought with him
To Paris enough Of his tribe and their be
longings to give II very realistic exhibition
of Arab tent life Male and female Arabs
may be seen III their native dress, tents
are pitched, horses and asses are tethered
beneath the palm trees, native dances are
performed TO the accompaniment Of native
music, there are specimens of Arab skill
in equitation, and the whole spectacle con-
Cludes with an effective tableau, in which
a number Of ZOuaves, chasseurs d Antique,
spahis and other Franco Algerian troops
take part.-Home Journal
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-13

There is at present in the Hospital OF
the Charity "A young DOn-commissioned
officer, as he would be called in England,
who is undergoing treatment as a victim
to opium smoking. The soldier, who is a
man of education, has given a remarkable
account of his experiences as an opium
smoker. He says that while in Tonkin,
or Cochin China one of the French gen
erals caused an order 10 he issued against
the use of the drug and this very prohibi
ton was the means of making several
men try opium smoking through curiosity.
The non-commissioned officer went with
some comrades to the smoking saloon of a
village There woman came to him and
filed a long pipe with small ball OF what
appeared to he thick brown syrup, made
as consistent as wax. This the soldier
was pressed to take, and, placing its bowl
over lamp which was alight, he inhaled
what seemed to be the fumes Of sugar and
burned apples.
He was at first rendered Ill, but after a
second pipe was plunged into the ecstatic
dreams described by De Quincy, Baude-
laire and NJ. Paul Bonnetain. He seemed
to float in bath Of lukewarm milk. and
memories that had long lain buried passed
clearly through his imagination. He
recollected forgotten melodies, snatches Of
songs and extracts from favorite authors;
but when he awoke from the reyerie he
was perspiring with pain and fear. After
this he kept up the habit for six months,
smoking thirty grammes of opium ON the
day of his departure for France. Tie
man M present looks rather livid, and 4;
general appearance is that of a personw o
had been paralyzed. 1t is expected, no"
ever, that he will be brought round by
treatment of the hospital physicians
Paris Letter.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-13

Ex-senator Mahonc, of Virginia, is a
nervous. forcible talker He tells a story
about his first experience after the war in
endeavoring to accustom himself to cir
cumstances. II gives good idea Of the
general situation of the southern states at
that time. 1T was pretty hard for me to
determine what 10 do with myself" said
Gen. Malone. II knew l had to have
something to eat, and l thought ] would
try potato planting. took the old negro
cook out To the field with me, and she
knew more about planting potatoes than
did. We worked away at it for about
half day and | concluded that was not
born To dig in the fields, and l told the old
cook that il was a heap Of common sense
better for us both to 90 into the house.
never paid much attention to whether the
potatoes came up or not, as set my mind
to work to earn Ey living without tuck
ing at q hoe handle New York Tribune.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-13
TO RIVAL CODY'a


Preliminary Details Arranged In San
Francisco for a Wild West show.
"Mr Woodward" said sharp nosei man,
with a speCulative'eye, ap reaching that well
known Snowman a. he was engaged in Slicing
carrots for the ostriChes and monkeys at his
popular family resort the other morning, do
YOU want to stand in o.. the most gigantic
show scheme of the present era! Do you
wish me 10 let You in on a boom exhibition
that will just cauSs the folks round here to
stand on their bIud legs and how'll
As it strictly moralI' inquired the alli-
gators friend. And do | get 90 per cent
and the beer privIlegesf'
"You get about 10 per cent said the
stranger, and you salt away barrel OF coin
at that But III explain. You know what a
tremendous thing this Wild West show is in
Londonf"
"Magnificentl' sighed the promoter OF cas-
sowaries
"Well, my idea is To get up Tame East
Show. Catch the idea, don't your
Not exactly
an the first place we'll arrange a grand
spectacular Vic ora jamboree-I mean jubi
lee-procession. Eve engaged $50 pound
woman for the queen. We can haul her
ware truck. harnessed to camels at popular
prices How does that strike your
Great idea, that"
after that we can have a practicable unit
to 'ounds."
"a what!"
"Fox hunt. don't you see' Set hedges
property ditches-farners with pitChforks
trying to jab the riders for tramphng on the
crors-arE all that"
Il See" said the bear educator
after that we can have procession of i'm
ported English dudes. They will be am
bushed behind hedges bv eyicted Irish ten
ants. Terrific Home Rule shotgun battle
scene. The InnioriS are finally rescued by a
squad of English poiIce'nen-blue tire-red
iight>-rapId muSic-tremendous excitemeEtl
What yer thInkH
SpIendid-spGeadid! But how about 'Tum-
myf"
His Royal Highness-property dummy,
YOU know-will be blown 20 flinders by a
dynamite bomb The whole 10 conclude
with apotheoSis OF Gladstone i'll pink tights,
driving twelve dromeinries in a yellow
chariot, six abreast
Its whack" said the importer Of sa ed
cows. enthusiastically. But | must have all
the gate money ami the beer"
Take the gate sad the originator Of
the great scheme, gloomily, but give me
the beer"
YES. but
Must lave 1t"
And they went into executive session
back Of the kangaroo cage, and up TO the
time of our gon.; TO press it's impossible TO
say when the auction sale of choice seats is
going 10 begin San Francisco Wasp.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-13

| very much doubt if anybody with
Yankee blood in his veins can ever become
the society dawdler our novelists are SO
fond of serving up in black aud white for
the delectation of their pessimist readers
such as Howells and James so aptly
sketch with a free hand; but | have an
impression that six months apprentice
ship to farm life would eradicate the dis
ease even in its worst stages. am be-
liever in the AntRan theory, that men
gain strength by their contact with the
earth. Dirt is great healer, a great
health giver, rs many n child knows as he
recalls his pie making days. 1t is the
base Of any great democracy and an ad
mirable leveler of class distinctions. This
repugnance on the part CT some people to
own their plebeian ancestry is a human
weakness which honest people despise and
avoid; for if there is anything of which an
American ought TO be proud it is his
democratic descent, his plebeian independ-
ence. Ones forefaIhers may not have
been voyagers in the May flower, or have
stood among the ''embattled farmers" of
Concord. or have had a hand in the draft
ing Of the constitution; but | have no
doubt that in some humble way they
served the common cause. 1t is enough
to be of American birth in these days II
growing civilization Prose
Pastorals"
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-13
Hnilxay Tickets for Corpscs.

A reporter waiting three minutes in .
Broadway passenger agents Office over
heSrti the following: mo, sir there are
40 half rate tickets for corpses. A corpse of
any agc requires one full first class, limit
ed ticket, and no baggage can be checked
on that ticket, nor can any stop over
check be issued upon il. The corpse must
be accompanied by at least one adult per-
son. II can only he carried in the baggage
car, and. in addition 10 being properly
boxed, il must be accompanied by GER
tiiiCatc Of the attending physician To the
effect that deceased did not die of any
contagious disease, and across the coupon
ticket must he written instead of deceascds
signature the word corpse. That is The
law upon every railroad in the United
States.
"A passenger is allowed only $50 pounds
of baggage, or seventy five pounds upon
half ticket. II you have more than 100
pounds you will have to pay excess bag
gage, which charge will amount TO from
l. TO Is per cent. of the cost of the pas
senger's ticket. No single piece Of baggage
must weigh over go pounds, or il Will
not he taken III the baggage car, but must
go rs freight. The interstate law re
quires railroads to carry children under
years of age, when accompanied by
an adult, free. Children over . and
under II years Of age are carried upon n
half rate ticket. Special rates, under
the new law, may be given 10 rail
road emloyes, clcrgymcn and on ac-
count of charity. To be eligible for this
special rate clergyman must be rcgu-
larly ordained, permanently located in
charge Of a pastoratc and lie engaged in
no other business Whatever. Under this
law the wives and families of the clergy
men are not entitled TO any reduction in
the regular rate. Special rates cannot
row he made to temperance workers or
!ecT:lrers, nor TO persons engaged III edu-
cational, philanthropical or charitable
work.
Thank heaven, he's gone" said the
agent, turning to The World reporter.
Il have to answer just such questions a
dozen times a day. and have almost had
lockjaw in consequence. New York
Wnrll
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-13

Il want the biggest and best watermelon il
that lot" he said as lie surveyed a great pile
OF waterInelous in front OF a Woodward
avenue grocery.
Yes. sir-here it is-best melon I've seen
this year
Plug it, was the bruSque command
YES. sir-splendd red core. Shall put 1t
on icef'
The purchaser drew from his pocket a flask
OF port wine and proceeded to pour the con
tents into the orifire. The melon readily ab-
sorbed the liquid, and when the plug was re
placed the man chuckled: He, he! lie! J
want that melon sent to -, the Temperance
fanatic! Say nothing, and it will lie biz
joke on him"
A couple of days later the man came around
10 the store again and asked:
well the melon was sent up!'
"Oh, yes
"And the boy didn't give my little plo,
away"
.Oh, no. but We heard from it."
you didl He! he, he! What did he sayf
He and his family were of up the lake,
but the hire,i grl and coachman said it was
the finest melon they ever put tooth into
Detroit Free Press.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-13
Table Etiquette in Zanzibar

Talking of eating reminds me of the
way the operation is performed by the
Arabs. Five Of them seat themselves
round large bowl Of rice, surmounted
by Il skinny fowl, all being curried. Two
seize the wings with their fingers and two
the legs, and simultaneously tearing these
off leave the carcass to the fifth, after
ward taking out the rice by handfuls and
deXterously conveying. il to the mouth
with a peculiar jerk. One mark OF hospi-
tality shown TO guests when at table con-
sists in the chiefs rolling up some rice
into ball in the palm Of his hand and
aiming it ut his guests widely distended
jaws. On one occasion this piece of civil
ity was shown to myself, but not being
an adept in the art Of swallowing rice
balls when so projected the effect was
anything but what my kind entertainer an
ticipated, for, independent of being nearly
choked, the grains were scattered, or
rather sputtered, over the table in man
ner that elected roars Of laugher even
from the very grave Arabs. This, Of
course, was the last experiment Of the
kind tried upon me.-Overland Monthly.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-13
nor ana sne to,a her errunn.

ner, ana sne toid her erranH.
And so YOU think, said the monarch,
"that kings can he more truthful than
other people, You never made n greater
mistake. You are too young TO under
stand all the reasons why we are COM
pesed to falsify and deceive: but | will
tell YOU one or two. Sometimes | have to
meet a neighboring sovercign who is jeal-
Gus of me or of him-with whom, per
haps, ! have been at war; and who has
killed thousands Of my people; yet have
TO call him my loving brother | have
to put up with ministers detest, because
the people demand that they shall be in
office | have to tell my subjects that
know they will cheerfully pay taxes and
vote supplies, when | feel the doing SO
will make them suffer terribly. Go, my
child. Kings can speak less truth than
their poorest subjects"
On leaving the palace Yuddi met an old,
old mana kind Of priest, or dervish, who
frequently preached to the people and
in the intervals of his preaching begged
for enough TO keep him alive. He
was clad in the most wretched rags, and,
as Yuddi passed. he asked for something
to get food and clothes. Immediately she
offered him the cloak explaining upon
what conditions he could wear it.
Il think | can keep it, my daughter.
Come to me here 10 morrow and see. ."
The next day Nuddi found him, still
wearing the cloak, and with its spotless
purity unsullied.
How is il that you alone have been
able to wear this fer a day. she asked.
Il will try 10 tell you, my daughter. l
am very old and have no wants but food
and clothing When ask for money for
these, | speak the truth. | ask no man To
build me a house or a temple; therefore, /
seek no more than my daily food. | have
no friends whom | must fiatter and no
enemies | need fear | have outlived all
but my love for God and his creatures,
and have no aim but TO do good To them.
tell them that for their welfare here and
hereafter they must refrain from evil, and
call Ia them hourly to leave the wrong
and seek the right. What reason have !
to tell anything but the TRUTH l thank
you for your cloak, and hope to wear it
till die. Julian Magnus in The Epoch.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-13
The German Biacksmith's Horseshoe.

In Germany blacksmith, when finish
ing horseshoe. punches a hole in the two
ends. and when the shoe is cold he taps IN
Il screw thread and screws into the shCe,
when on the horses foot, u sharp point ii
stud Of an inch in length, and with shoes
thus fitted the horse travels securely over
the worst possible road, either when IL
ing or driving. Draught horses are sLcd
in the same way. When the horse con Cs
10 the stable the groom unScreTS the
pointed stud and screws in a button, -
that no damage can happen TO the Lcr.e q,
and TIE screw holes are prevented +, "A
filling When the hOr.e is going OF lie
groom takes cut the button and scrJ s. il
The pointed stud, and there is no fer Of
the horse coming back with broken ~,
or strained sinews, and the ~ :
spared the sight of horses down e. >
ping in all dircctions.-Cnicaso Tim.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-13
sarah Bernhardt's Mouth.

Bernhardt has naturally an ugly mouth,
large and with thin, pallid, formless lips.
To rectify this she begins on the lower
lip, paints Il thin red line from the corner,
widening it toward the middle and curry
ing again into the other corner. This
makes the mouth look much smaller and
the upper lip full and roster. The upper
lip is treated in the same way. only she
makes two sharp curves on each side off
the center, which gives the proper Cupid y
bow shape. The result is that her rosy
mouth is reduced in apparent size, and
looks like the brides whose ''lips were
red, and one was thin" and she looks five
years younger than she does without this
little ndventitious aid TO her beauty
NeN York World
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-13
THE WEAVING OF TcHl NIU.

There is loom Of woudrous power,
Their is n fabric, silken spun,
Soft as the petals Of a flower,
Bright as the halos of the sun.
As from the ioom the fabric flows
And slow its lustrous shades unfold,
A picture on its surface glows
Ia ever changing hues Of gold.
There barges from the gates OF dawn
Their pennons wave in royal state;
There knights in chsriots. dragon drawn,
Are lingering at the palace gate;
And woven in it, shifting dyes
Are jewel lights and lotos bloom,
And there the pearl mysterious lies;
The jasmine flower its folds perfume;
Such fabric won from each new day
With finger hidden Tchi Niu wove,
Somewhere in long ago Caihay,
With shuttle moved by touch Of love.
Poet. that tellest the tale Of Tong
In words that haunt, in tones that thrill,
TIL LIES young fancies round US throng
As by necromancer's will,
o, whisper where the loom is hid.
And where the fabrics wrought of gold,
And where the chest with carven lids
For whose finds is never old!
Times Democrat
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-13

of music will be opened. in connection
with the college, on the 18th of Septe mber.
Pupils should arrange to be present few
days in advance so As 10 commence prompt
" al the opening of the session.
The tuition will be artistic and thorough.
No teachers will be employed except those
fully competent to teach the methods of Le-
bert and Stark, as now taught in Stuttzart.
in Europe. and, IN this country, in the Gin
cinnati conservatory of music.
For terms and accommodations. address:
WIrrENBEgG CONSERVATORY OF Music,
Box I64. Springfield, o.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-13

Dyspepsia is dreadful. Discrdered liver
is misery. Indigestion is toe to good ma
ture.
The human digestive apparatus is one Of
the most complicated and wonderful things
in existence. 1t is easily put out of order.
Greasy food, tough food. sloppy food,
bad cookery, mental worry, late hours, ir-
regular habits. and many other things which
ought not 10 be. have made the American
people nation of dyspsptics.
But Green's August Flower has done a
wonderful work in reforming this sad busi-
ness and making the American people so
healthy that they can enjoy their meals and
be happy.
Remember: Nohappiness without health.
But Green's August Flower brings health
and happiness 10 the dyspeptic. Ask your
druggist for bottle. Seventy-fiye cents